“…Laparoscopic liver resections are technically demanding and thought to be time-consuming [4,5] but may have several important benefits for the patient compared to open liver surgery [6,7,8]. The putative advantages of this minimally invasive procedure include reduced blood loss [6,7], less postoperative pain [5,9,10], earlier recovery and shorter postoperative hospital stay [5,7,8,9,10,11,12], and improved cosmetic aspects [9,12]. Reoperations are reported to be easier due to reduced adhesions [9,10,11,12].…”